There are times when I think we've lost most of the ground we gained
with the ADA. *sighs* IMHO, there are too many people trying to expand
the scope of the ADA when it should be narrowed to those who are truly
disabled - I know this is not a popular view, but I can't help but
feel we have been hurt by this.  I think we need a firm and concrete
definition of "disability" as the ADA is awfully broad in its
language.  I know they were trying to help as many people as possible,
but now the tide has turned, not the least because of the current
financial crisis which forces budget cuts that affects the most
vulnerable of us all.

Kat

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> my point was, we are always having to fight bs!   but to his credit, reagan did sign the lanterman act, giving kids and adults with DD more options than living in state hospitals.
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> How does this relate to the1950s, Mag?  As I recall, Gov. Reagan was
> cutting services when he was in office. I remember the hoopla before
> we moved back East.
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> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> well, i think we must have gone back to 1950; in calif we are seeing cuts to h & services right left, under and over...  sigh......
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>> Subject: Remind me... it IS 2009?   Correct?       Disabled kids show host draws criticism, praise - CNN.com
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>> http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/28/bbc.disabled.host/index.html
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>> Disabled kids show host draws criticism, praiseStory Highlights
>> BBC says it is receiving complaints about TV host Cerrie Burnell
>>
>> Some say Burnell, who was born with one hand, is scaring children
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>> Burnell says she won't let criticism bother her
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>> By Lateef Mungin
>> CNN
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>> (CNN) -- A children's show host who was born with one hand is facing
>> criticism from parents over her disability.
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>> The BBC is receiving complaints about kids' show host Cerrie Burnell, who
>> was born with one hand.
>>
>> BBC spokeswoman Katya Mira said the corporation has received at least 25
>> "official" complaints recently about Cerrie Burnell, new host of two shows
>> on the BBC-run CBeebies television network, which is aimed at children
>> younger than 6.
>>
>> The official complaints do not count the dozens of negative comments lodged
>> in Internet chat rooms, Mira said.
>>
>> In one chat room, a father lamented that Burnell being on the show forced
>> him to have conversations with his child about disabilities.
>>
>> However, there have also been messages of support for Burnell. What do you
>> think about the complaints?
>>
>> "We have also received 99 appreciations of her," Mira said.
>>
>> Burnell started as a presenter of the shows in late January after acting
>> with theater companies in Manchester, England, and Brazil.
>>
>> A BBC news release in January introducing Burnell made no mention of her
>> disability, but a publicity photo showed the right sleeve of her sweater
>> pulled up, showing her arm stops just below her elbow.
>>
>> The issue has spurred a debate in England among newspapers, columnists and
>> bloggers.
>>
>> Burnell said she has heard the criticism and will not let it bother her.
>>
>> 'It can only be a good thing that parents are using me as a chance to talk
>> disability with their children. It just goes to show how important it is to
>> have positive, disabled role models on CBeebies and television in general,"
>> Burnell said.
>>
>> Michael Carrington, BBC controller of CBeebies, said the company is standing
>> by Burnell.
>>
>> "Cerrie is warm and natural and we think that, in time, all moms and dads
>> and children will love her as much as we do," Carrington said.
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